Black Warrant Author: Tihar Jail’s Criminals, Illegal Smuggling, and Escape Stories ft. Sunil Gupta

Описание: Listen to this episode on Spotify:
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Sunil Gupta is a former jailer at Tihar Jail in Delhi for over three decades. His time at Tihar gave him firsthand experience with the challenges of prison life, including managing high-profile inmates, and dealing with issues like caste, corruption, violence, and capital punishment. He is also the author of the book "Black Warrant," co-written with Sunetra Choudhury. Now, Netflix has created a series based on Gupta’s experiences in Tihar Jail, dramatizing the events from his book, including crime, justice, and the Indian prison system.


In this episode Vinamre and Sunil talk about:

How caste plays a role in Tihar Jail,How does the smuggling of drugs happen in jails
How prisoners help the jail authorities to run the jail, The procedure for hanging a prisoner
The difference between jails in India vs foreign jails
Skill enhancement and entertainment for the prisoners
The escapes that happened in Tihar and the time Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal were in Tihar.

Watch this episode to know more about the workings of Tihar Jail and the great escapes that have happened there.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction
1:00 - Caste Prevalence in Tihar Jail
8:10 - What's Special About a Job in Tihar in Those Times
10:54 - Not Getting Diverted to Corruption
14:15 - Caste Dynamics in Tihar Jail
16:04 - Changes in Ordinary Life as a Jailer
22:15 - Training of a Jailer
25:22 - Role of Prisoners in Running the Jail
30:00 - What is a Number Daar in Jail?
35:12 - Violence on a Regular Basis in Jail
44:00 - The Hierarchy of Prisoners in Jail
54:59 - Campus Placement in Tihar Jail
57:23 - Jails in India vs Foreign Jails
59:02 - The Breakdown of the Justice System in India
1:07:16 - Security Categorization in Tihar Jail
1:12:32 - Smuggling of Drugs in Tihar Jail
1:25:45 - Arvind Kejriwal and Anna Hazare in Tihar Jail
1:34:14 - What is a Black Warrant?
1:37:45 - Witnessing the Hanging of Prisoners
1:38:58 - The Process of Hanging Prisoners
1:48:15 - Jailbreak Attempts in Tihar
1:51:40 - The Escape of Charles Sobhraj
1:55:30 - Barbers in Jail
2:02:00 - Entertainment and Meditation for Prisoners
2:14:27 - Conclusion

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